About Marquita
Marquita Dempsey is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with more than 10 years of experience. She helps people who feel stuck by listening and working with them to find practical next steps.
Background and approach
Marquita aims to make the first appointments straightforward and calm for a worried parent or individual. Her approach begins with a relaxed, nonjudgmental conversation.
She creates space for clients to talk about stress, anxiety, trauma, or low mood. Marquita focuses on everyday changes that can reduce overwhelm and improve energy and sleep.
Marquita uses evidence-based tools to help with issues like self esteem, motivation, and confidence. She also supports people dealing with grief, anger, and intimacy-related concerns.
Infidelity and parenting stress are topics she will address in session. Sessions commonly include goal-setting and simple skills practice to help manage symptoms between appointments.
Cognitive-behavioral techniques may be used to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Solution-focused steps are often added to help clients see progress quickly.
People who choose her work with someone who values collaboration and respect. Marquita centers each conversation on what matters most to the client.
She offers a steady, practical style aimed at helping people move forward at a manageable pace.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Marquita commonly draws on client-centered work and cognitive-behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and responding with empathy so clients can clarify what matters most and set their own goals. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and then tests small behavior changes to improve mood and sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will discuss options with each person and together they decide which methods match the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative planning helps shape a short-term plan or longer pathway depending on what the client wants.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video calls allow a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat sessions work well for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching-style support. These options help people access therapy with more flexibility around work, school, or family obligations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English